Compromise committee draft for state budget bill reached

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— Hawaii House and Senate leaders resolved their differences over spending priorities Tuesday evening, settling on a conference committee draft of the state budget bill that appropriates $19.2 billion for operations during the fiscal year beginning July 1.

WHAV—House Ways and Means Committee Budget Boosts Haverhill’s Allocation of State Education Aid. While it won’t plug a looming revenue shortfall, Haverhill could receive $5.3 million more in state education aid over last year if the House Ways and Means Committee gets its way. The House last week proposed a formula that would give Haverhill $88 million in so-called Chapter 70 aid compared with $82.6 million in the […] The post House Ways and Means Committee Budget Boosts Haverhill’s Allocation of State Education Aid first appeared on WHAV.

WTOP—Buffalo Bills open 2nd round of NFL draft by selecting Florida State receiver Keon Coleman. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A day after improving the Buffalo Bills' NFL draft positions, general manager Brandon Beane opened the second round Friday by addressing his team’s two most obvious needs.

FrontPageAfricaonline.com—Joint Ways, Means and Finance Committee Discovers Additional US$51M Revenue, Pushing FY2024 Draft Budget to US$743.8M. CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance of the 55th Legislature has uncovered an additional $51.451,000 in revenue for the fiscal year 2024, bringing the total draft budget to $743.859,000. This discovery was made during the scrutiny of the budget as per Liberia’s Public Financial Law. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh []